KwaZulu-Natal Woman Avoids Driving by Flying From Richards Bay to Durban, Spends R7k

KwaZulu-Natal Woman Avoids Driving by Flying From Richards Bay to Durban, Spends R7k

  • KwaZulu-Natal woman said that she is lazy to be behind the wheel from Richards Bay to Durban
  • The lady opted to take a flight that would take her to Johannesburg first, then Durban
  • The online community reacted to the clip, with many wanting the woman's soft life
  • Ndivhu spoke to Briefly News about her experience and why she chose to fly over driving from Richards Bay to Durban
A KwaZulu-Natal TikTok user took a flight from Richards Bay to Durban.
A woman spent R7k on flights from Richards Bay to Durban. Images: @adee_rasikhanya/ Instagram, @Johannes Mann/ Getty Images
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A woman who is too lazy to drive opted for a flight option from Richards Bay to Durban.

In the video she uploaded on TikTok, @adee1103 captured some of the moments from her journey. In the clip, she can be seen in Richards Bay airport, where she boarded a flight to O.R Tambo in Johannesburg.

During the flight, the TikTok user had some breakfast. It was nothing fancy; it was just buns and cheese. She changed flights in Johannesburg and took one that was going to Durban.

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In the comments section, she said driving from Richards Bay to Durban takes one and a half hours. However, with flights, it's one hour to Johannesburg and another hour to Durban. She said it cost her R7 000.

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"When I drive from RB to King Shaka it’s 1hr 30mins.. with a flight ✈️1hr to Jhb and another 1hr back to King Shaka …We looking at 7k ."

Woman flies from Richards Bay to Durban to avoid driving

Watch the TikTok video below:

Woman speaks to Briefly News about her choice of transportaion

Ndivhu told Briefly News that she was actually taking the journey from Richards Bay to Durban by flight for the first time.

She enjoyed the experience as she didn't have to focus on things like traffic like she would have if she was driving. The woman said she genuinely doesn't like driving and would definitely travel from Richards Bay to Durban by flight again.

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"For me It’s very convenient ,when you are driving you need to be focused 100% of the time atleast when you are flying you only have to focus on Gods beautiful creation.
"My experience of flying from RB via Jhb to Dbn was amazing I would give it a 10 of out 10."

TikTokkers were in disbilief

The online video garnered over 30k views, with many online users roasting her for choosing to spend a lot of money because of her being too lazy to drive. Some jokes, offering themselves to drive her.

@Vavi said:

"Next time ungiqashe ngikuyise eThekwini ngalemal ogibele ngayo ibhanoyi." (Next time hire me to drive you and pay me that money you used on the flights)

@S.K MALUMZ ♡ was in disbelief:

"Wait you telling me you went from richardsbay to Johannesburg and than from Johannesburg to Durban? but driving from richardsbay to Durban is just 1 hour 30 minutes sis wami."

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@MaNtusi_Omuhle stanned:

"I didn't even know we have airport love it."

@Siboniso felt envious:

"Maaaam? Give me your life."

Woman with car express fear of driving

In another story, Briefly News reported about a woman who fears driving even though she has a car and a driver's licence.

@love_sethu posted a TikTok video revealing she wasn't confident behind the wheel. Everyone makes mistakes, especially when they are learning something new. However, the driving stakes are much higher, as mistakes can lead to accidents. This can also make new drivers feel very anxious about making mistakes.

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Sinothando Siyolo (Editor) Sinothando Siyolo is a Human Interest Writer at Briefly News. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of Cape Town (UCT), with majors in Media and Writing, Politics and Governance. Before joining Briefly, Sinothando worked as a Content Producer for Hibari Media and as a News Content Producer for The South African (TSA). He has the ability to write across various sections - News, Human Interest, Politics, Entertainment, and Business. He joined Briefly in 2023. You can contact Sinothando at s2pinyana@gmail.com